Denver’s hot streak continues, tying the record high of 98 degrees for the date on Thursday.

The temperature peaked at 1:53 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The 30-year average high for the date is 89 degrees.

The city is expected to remain warmer than normal Friday, with a forecast high of 94 degrees. The record high for Aug. 10 is 100 degrees set in 1962.

Denver metro weather cools to near-normal this weekend, with a high of 90 degrees Saturday and 86 on Sunday, forecasters said. The metro area has chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms each day for the next week, except Sunday.

So far this year, the city has had 54 days with temperatures above 90 degrees, including 27 days in July and eight so far this month.

The record for days above 90 is 61 set in 2000. The average is 33 days above 90.

This year provided the hottest July on record in Denver, with daily temperatures 4.6 degrees warmer than normal, as well as the hottest June. So far, August is 4.2 degrees warmer than average.

Denver has set or tied 12 records for daily high temperatures since June 9, according to National Weather Service data.

The owners of Boulder’s Sterling University Peaks apartments, who this summer were cited for illegally subdividing 92 bedrooms in the complex, have reached an agreement to settle the case for $410,000, the city announced Thursday.